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Dems outraising GOP challengers in 3 La Crosse-area Assembly districts
Based on political climate, district makeup and money, GOP candidates face an uphill climb against several La Crosse-area Democrats in the state Assembly, according to one expert.
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Blind trusts, student housing & lots of stock: Where top Wisconsin politicians put their money
Politicians at both the state and federal levels must report some of their assets and income every year. Those reports are public. For good reason.
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Rep. Steil took Qatar-funded trip to World Cup with bipartisan group
Tours under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act are common, expert says. Qatar has a poor human rights history.
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Wisconsin’s state legislative maps may get more competitive. The congressional districts are likely to remain GOP-friendly.
Democrats gerrymander themselves by clustering in the state’s two largest cities, while Republicans have gotten stronger in wide swaths of rural areas.
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The finances of Wisconsin’s congressional representatives – a look at their net worth
Members of the U.S. House must submit financial disclosure reports every year. Here are their most recent filings.
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Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals.
A group of retired judges asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to enact the rule. Bradley and the rest of the court’s then-conservative majority rejected it on First Amendment grounds.
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‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymander by impeaching Protasiewicz?
Officials can only be impeached for corruption or crime. Does a Wisconsin Supreme Court’s justice comments about the state’s political districts rise to that level?